Artesunate-related fever and delayed hemolysis in a returning traveler

被引：6

作者：

Lahoud, Jacquelyn S. ^{[1
]}

Lahoud, Oscar B. ^{[1
]}

Lin, Yu Shia ^{[1
]}

Ghitan, Monica ^{[1
]}

Chapnick, Edward K. ^{[1
]}

Solomon, William B. ^{[1
]}

Kuhn-Basti, Margaret ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Maimonides Hosp, Brooklyn, NY 11219 USA

来源：

IDCASES | 2015年 / 2卷 / 02期

关键词：

Fever; Delayed hemolysis; Artesunate; Returning traveler;

D O I：

10.1016/j.idcr.2015.04.002

中图分类号：

R51 [传染病];

学科分类号：

100401 ;

摘要：

Malaria is a serious and sometimes fatal disease caused by an intraerythrocytic parasite, and is commonly seen in developing countries. Approximately 1500 cases of malaria are diagnosed in the United States each year, mostly in travelers and immigrants returning from endemic areas [ 1]. There are many different regimens used to treat malaria, some of which are not approved in the USA. The side effects of these medications may not be familiar to physicians in the USA. We report a case of a returning traveler from Nigeria presenting with fever and hemolytic anemia caused by a delayed response to artesunate given 3 weeks earlier while in Nigeria. To our knowledge, there are few cases reported in the United States of hemolytic anemia secondary to artesunate therapy [ 2]. (C) 2015 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license

引用

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页数：3

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